On May 11th, 2011 Entertainment Linx attended the 2011 SESAC Awards. Among the artists and award winners in attendance Rico Love took home the title of Songwriter of the year. In case you aren't familiar with the name, his resume includes Beyonce’s “Sweet Dreams”, Usher’s “There Goes My Baby”, and “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)”.
Hillary Scott of the group Lady Antebellum also took home top honors winning Song of the Year for Lady Antebellum's “Need You Now.” The song is now over triple platinum and was at the top of the Billboard charts for 5 consecutive weeks.
Others in attendance included Bryan-Michael cox, Chrisette Michele, and Traci Hale just to name a few.
Established in 1930, SESAC is a service organization created to serve both the creators of music and music users through music licensing and timely, efficient royalty collection and distribution. The second oldest and fastest growing performing rights organization in the U.S., SESAC is known for its diversified repertory that includes genres ranging from Adult Contemporary, Urban, Jazz, Rock, Americana, Contemporary Christian, Latin, Country, Gospel, Dance, Classical and New Age. For more information on SESAC and their history visit their website, at http://www.sesac.com/About/History.aspx
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By Chris Pizzolo and Maurice Willis
